'Elf' gets a Broadway makeover as a musical

Fans of the 2003 Christmas movie "Elf" can now follow the journey of Buddy on Broadway, where "Elf the Musical" is playing for a limited time.

Fans of the 2003 Christmas movie “Elf” can now follow the journey of Buddy on Broadway, where “Elf the Musical” is playing for a limited time this holiday season.

Grey Henson takes on the role of Buddy, the elf made famous on the big screen by Will Ferrell as the human boy raised by elves who travels to New York City to find his biological father.

Henson, who was nominated for a Tony for his role as Damian in Tina Fey’s Broadway adaptation of “Mean Girls,” has performed in shows like “The Book of Mormon” and “Shucked.” But the pressure of playing a role that people already know and love proved challenging, he said.

“People come in expecting a certain performance, but I think they’re pleasantly surprised by how different it feels,” Henson said recently. “And immediately, once you see me not in exactly what Will Ferrell wore in the movie, you’re like, ‘OK, this is the same guy I know, but it’s different.’

“I honestly have to stop thinking about the movie for my performance just because I don’t want to try to do an impression of Will Ferrell.”

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